Press release
LITHIC ALLIANCE, MUSTAF AHMETI, SOROUR DARABI, CHARLOTTE DE WAEGENAERE, RYAN DRISCOLL, CEE FÜLLEMANN, MONIKA GRABUSCHNIGG, DONNA HUANCA & PAUL FERENS, ROMAIN JUAN, SARAH MARGNETTI, SLIM SOLEDAD & STEF VAN LOOVEREN.
 
Stems Gallery is pleased to announce ‘A ‘PRACTICE OF LOVE’, a group exhibition with works and performances by Lithic Alliance, Mustaf Ahmeti, Sorour Darabi, Charlotte De Waegenaere, Ryan Driscoll, Cee Füllemann, Monika Grabuschnigg, Donna Huanca & Paul Ferens, Romain Juan, Sarah Margnetti, Slim Soledad & Stef Van Looveren.
‘A Practice of Love’ explores the transformation of bodies within ancient and contemporary rituals. By engaging our senses with movement, sound, incense, flowers, altars, potions, and rites, this ceremony celebrates the experience of being embodied in a new and sacred world. Before transitioning from the old self to the new self, we enter in the phase of the Liminal Being, the in-Between self – the Betwixt and between. This transitional state is characterized by ambiguity, uncertainty, borderless and open for transformation. The body is a fundamental resource for the creation of these rituals - the ritualisation of the body is the primary means whereby rituals are brought into being. ‘A Practice of Love’ examines how ritual experiences are manifested through the body and what physical marks they leave behind on us.
Installation Views
Works
  • Stef Van Looveren SPIRITUAL INTIMACY – FRANCIS , 2021 PLA, epoxy, acrylic paint, silver leaf 40 x 25 x 15 cm. 15 x 9 x 5 in.
    Stef Van Looveren
    SPIRITUAL INTIMACY – FRANCIS <3 TIMO <3 ABSA <3 ALEX, 2021
    PLA, epoxy, acrylic paint, silver leaf
    40 x 25 x 15 cm.
    15 x 9 x 5 in.
  • Stef Van Looveren SPIRITUAL INTIMACY – RASHIDAM , 2021 PLA, epoxy, acrylic paint, silver leaf 20 x 23 x 13 cm. 7 x 9 x 5 in.
    Stef Van Looveren
    SPIRITUAL INTIMACY – RASHIDAM <3 SOROUR, 2021
    PLA, epoxy, acrylic paint, silver leaf
    20 x 23 x 13 cm.
    7 x 9 x 5 in.
  • Stef Van Looveren SPIRITUAL INTIMACY – STEF , 2021 PLA, epoxy, acrylic paint, silver leaf 27 x 27 x 15 cm. 10 x 10 x 5 in.
    Stef Van Looveren
    SPIRITUAL INTIMACY – STEF <3 MUSTAF, 2021
    PLA, epoxy, acrylic paint, silver leaf
    27 x 27 x 15 cm.
    10 x 10 x 5 in.
  • Stef Van Looveren SPIRITUAL INTIMACY – GABRIELLE , 2021 PLA, epoxy, acrylic paint, silver leaf 25 x 29 x 13 cm. 9 x 11 x 5 in.
    Stef Van Looveren
    SPIRITUAL INTIMACY – GABRIELLE <3 YAZZ <3 DIEGO, 2021
    PLA, epoxy, acrylic paint, silver leaf
    25 x 29 x 13 cm.
    9 x 11 x 5 in.
  • Stef Van Looveren SPIRITUAL INTIMACY – SYLVIE , 2021 PLA, epoxy, acrylic paint, silver leaf 45 x 20 x 15 cm. 13 x 7 x 5 in.
    Stef Van Looveren
    SPIRITUAL INTIMACY – SYLVIE <3 ARNO, 2021
    PLA, epoxy, acrylic paint, silver leaf
    45 x 20 x 15 cm.
    13 x 7 x 5 in.
  • Stef Van Looveren SPIRITUAL INTIMACY – GABRIELLE , 2021 PLA, epoxy, acrylic paint, silver leaf 39 x 24 x 14 cm. 15 x 9 x 5 in.
    Stef Van Looveren
    SPIRITUAL INTIMACY – GABRIELLE <3 YAZZ <3 DIEGO, 2021
    PLA, epoxy, acrylic paint, silver leaf
    39 x 24 x 14 cm.
    15 x 9 x 5 in.
  • Stef Van Looveren SPIRITUAL INTIMACY – KARINA , 2021 PLA, epoxy, acrylic paint, silver leaf 30 x 30 x 15 cm. 11 x 11 x 5 in.
    Stef Van Looveren
    SPIRITUAL INTIMACY – KARINA <3 ORIANA, 2021
    PLA, epoxy, acrylic paint, silver leaf
    30 x 30 x 15 cm.
    11 x 11 x 5 in.
  • Stef Van Looveren SPIRITUAL INTIMACY – ZELDA , 2021 PLA, epoxy, acrylic paint, silver leaf 27 x 27 x 15 cm. 10 x 10 x 5 in.
    Stef Van Looveren
    SPIRITUAL INTIMACY – ZELDA <3 MALIK, 2021
    PLA, epoxy, acrylic paint, silver leaf
    27 x 27 x 15 cm.
    10 x 10 x 5 in.
  • Stef Van Looveren SPIRITUAL INTIMACY – MAUREEN , 2021 PLA, epoxy, acrylic paint, silver leaf 25 x 25 x 10 cm. 9 x 9 x 4 in.
    Stef Van Looveren
    SPIRITUAL INTIMACY – MAUREEN <3, 2021
    PLA, epoxy, acrylic paint, silver leaf
    25 x 25 x 10 cm.
    9 x 9 x 4 in.
  • Ryan Driscoll The Ninth Circle, 2020 Watercolour on paper 50 x 41 cm. 19 x 16 in.
    Ryan Driscoll
    The Ninth Circle, 2020
    Watercolour on paper
    50 x 41 cm.
    19 x 16 in.